in regards to pipe dream1. wouldn't want to run out of fuel, ease up on th throttle too much or wipe out (not too mention run over more traditional surfers)2. would like to see this in the next Bond/Croft/other mindless action film

Well Festool Australia, the new stuff is out ... you've taken your low to an even lower low

New HKC, but with OLD 4.2Ah batteries.

Has severe brain damage hit certain parts of Victoria or something?? Why would expect anyone half savvy to buy high drain equipment bundled with the old batteries.

In prior years I've spent between $20K and $30+K on Festool and have been happy despite the price premium we pay here. So far this year I've spent ZERO and I'm not seeing much to entice me to do otherwise.

This is both stupid and insulting on the part of Festool Australia.

There's still quite a few big ticket Festools I'd like to acquire, but I DO NOT like to be treated like a sucker and that's the way the Australian Festool customers seem to be treated right now.

I've got plenty of 18V's and I can obviously buy skins, but this behaviour polarises my opinion and I'm extremely stubborn.

SHAME, SHAME, SHAME !!!

No doubt Festool Australia is also way too aloof and self absorbed to even bother reading the FOG

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My wife and I drink a lot of tea. We like quality and we buy a lot of the T2 stuff. On Monday we got a surprise parcel with over $200 worth of thank you for your business stuff inside. THAT IS HOW YOU TREAT LOYAL CUSTOMERS FESTOOL AUSTRALIA !!! It probably cost T2 very little, but why would I shop anywhere else?

Where did you get this info Kev? There is no mention that I could find on their Internet site.

If true, a pathetic decision, and as Mike says, probably made by the German HQ to dump old batts.

I was looking fwd to the release of this tool. Even have some Spring projects lined up where I could use it. What to do, buy a skin and one bat and wait for Festool to come to its senses, or just give it a big miss and continue to use the old but trusty corded DeWalt?!@Kev@Mike B

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Yep I agree Kev, that is complete garbage. Must be using the Aus market as a dumping ground for all the leftover 4.2Ah packs.Oh well, yet another new tool I don't even need to bother looking at.

It wouldn't sting so much if all of the other brands were treating us like poo with the available battery capacities ... but we've had 5's available from companies like Metabo for ages now!

There was a point when I thought it would be a great idea to get into a battery adaptor product space .. initially I thought it would be prohibitive as the number of from brand / to brand combos would be crazy. I then realised that the model could simply involve something where you get two adaptor plates .. "from brand specific to common i/f" and then "to common i/f to brand specific". From there you'd also build a range of batteries that could interface with the "to common i/f" style.

Instead of the adaptors being painful, you'd actually enhance them so that they had some cool stuff such sturdy belt hooks, USB chargers (hate it when your phone goes flat?).

Where did you get this info Kev? There is no mention that I could find on their Internet site.

If true, a pathetic decision, and as Mike says, probably made by the German HQ to dump old batts.

I was looking fwd to the release of this tool. Even have some Spring projects lined up where I could use it. What to do, buy a skin and one bat and wait for Festool to come to its senses, or just give it a big miss and continue to use the old but trusty corded DeWalt?!@Kev@Mike B

Where did you get this info Kev? There is no mention that I could find on their Internet site.

If true, a pathetic decision, and as Mike says, probably made by the German HQ to dump old batts.

I was looking fwd to the release of this tool. Even have some Spring projects lined up where I could use it. What to do, buy a skin and one bat and wait for Festool to come to its senses, or just give it a big miss and continue to use the old but trusty corded DeWalt?!@Kev@Mike B

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Underwhelmed doesn't even come close. I was lead to beleive that we were supposed to see the release of the new 5.2 batteries whith the release of the New tools! That's what I was told when I enquired about the new batteries some time back.

I was also told by Festool Aus that with the introduction of price fixing We will start to see some new benifets, so far I've seen nothing. It took 5 weeks to get my TSC repaired, I still had to call them to find out what exactly had been repaired once the saw we returned, shouldn't have to do that after a five week wait. These repaire time frames, would not be tolerated In NA or Europe, nor the release of new tools with old batteries, as someone said it's an arrogance at head office that the Ausies will suck it up!

While we're expressing ... another thing that gets on my tender bits is the fact that the combo kits and deals are all angled at the first time Festool customer to attract them ... but you are severely disadvantaged if you already have a good cross section of Festool products. It's a bit like the disgusting behavior of banks with credit cards ... come here, get a new account and bring your debt with you for 12 months interest free ... while the long term customers just get a "screw you, pay your 22%".

I've go nothing against offers that attract new business, but it should never be done in a way that simply spits in the face of long term loyal customers.

The list of potential buys for me on the new Festool front could easily amount to an other $30K .. a full Conturo setup, BS105, Planex, CT36L HD to name just a few potentials ... then there's all the new EC ETS's and coming cordless stuff.

As a hobbyist I've obviously invested more in Festool that I need, but it's a passion (woodworking, not Festool) and furnishing the nest with the tools I like is part of the pleasure. My Festool re-seller does go to the effort to make me feel special, but they're limited by the antics of Festool Australia.

Well I'm here to add my name to the list of disappointed persons. I really like the brand but I've always needed the little deal sweeteners to justify the exspense. Since the price fixing this has meant the deals would have to be that little bit sweeter. Unfortunately in my opinion we've just seen the opposite.

I've been on the lookout to invest in a line of cordless tools. So I've been holding out to see what festool can offer. Unfortunately for me it just doesn't stack up against the competitors. As much as I'd like to continue buying Festool it is just now beyond the realm of justification for myself.

Note C18 price as basic.It's all 4.2 as bonus packs across the 18V range.

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Hi all, long time lurker here! Since the price fixing business came in I've refused to buy any new gear at full price. Hence its been a dry few months. Just wondering if anyone has heard any whispers of upcoming promos? I thought the last was a little underwhelming so had my fingers crossed for another starting this month. This is looking more and more unlikely... Thanks

Welcome ScottanIt looks like I'm heading for a dry 2015 - no new Festool tools so far! The latest 'promo' is underwhelming.

More out of disbelief than anything else, I've reread the "promo" brochure.

Freebies are limited to 2.6 and 4.2 batteries, stirrers, 90 year systainers, tape measures, abrasive systainers and the absolute best is a Festool advertising polo shirt "valued at $55" if you buy a CT no pricing discounts at all.

Don't expect a free abrasive systainer if you're buying a new ETS150 EC and a CT either ... seems the freebie is only for someone buying the old ETS's with a CT.

How are those poor Festool resellers going to cope with the massive surge in demand this promotion is going to cause?

In the past I've NEVER hesitated buying a Festool on promotion if I believed I have a future use for it ... their loss.

Don't bother entering Ben, you would be wasting your time! But in case you do, Good Luck.@benwheeler

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